Latest los angeles fashion week features

Her fashion design career is getting stronger and stronger and Lauren, 22, has been seriously considering leaving MTV hit reality show. She told press,

It’s neting to a point where I love this show so much, but I’m ready to kind of walk away. I’ve been doing it for five years now. Five years on TV is a really, really long time.

And  she looked perfect and assured at her Mercedes-Benz Los Angeles Fashion Week Spring show.

The Lauren Conrad fashion collection was awesome!

Hot Lauren Conrad was the first from the MTV television series to launch her own clothing row.

Whitney Port’s collection is very sentimental and consists of lots of ruffles and sequins.

Absolutely fab for the ultimate girly girl.

Her father is the owner of Swarm, the netpany behind the young men’s line, Shades of Greigh. Swarm is also backing up her fashion line.

The fashion line was released last Wednesday, October 1st, you can start shopping from the popular celebrity store, Kitson.

For example, you can see two dresses from collection.

The Grey Encino Ruffle Collar Dress while the Black Sequin Ozark Dress on the right 

Eve & A is featuing convertible dresses, tops and jackets ranging from piece young contemporary line

Talk about fantasy fashion: “It’s Disney, princess-inspired and very fun,” the 23-year-old Nicky Hilton said of her spring Chick by Nicky Hilton collection that helped kick off Los Angeles fashion week. Nicky Hilton is an American fashion model, socialite, and fashion designer and an heiress to a part of the Hilton Hotel chain.
There was no sign of Paris but parents, Kathy and Rick Hilton were there to show their support as models took to the runway in the nautical fantasy themed designs. In attendance for Hilton’s first runway show was the 24-year-old designer’s personal Prince Charming  David Katzenberg, also 24. After arriving an hour early for the event, he told PEOPLE, “I am very proud of her. She worked hard on it.”
After graduating from the Convent of the Sacred Heart high school in New York, Nicky Hilton launched her own clothing line, Chick by Nicky Hilton  a casual range for the young.She has also designed a line of handbags for Japanese company Samantha

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It's a Ming thing

Check out this months Dazed & Confused to see the beautiful Ming Xi in a dreamy editorial created by Will Davidson and Joanna Schlenka. The ethereal styling and flowing movements create a poetic feature, celebrating innovative Asian fashion.

Latest Paris Fashion Features

Paris Fashion Week kicks off in Paris, France.The Paris Fashion designers or “houses” to display their latest collections in runway shows, and buyers to take a look at latest trends.

A model wears a creation as part of the Stella McCartney fashion house Autumn/Winter collection presented during the Paris Fashion Week, France.

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Backstage antics...or lack of!

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of the world’s most glamorous catwalk shows? As much as we would love to reveal a scandalous world of tantrums and catfights the reality is far less exciting, especially for the models. Check out these shots of Elite girls behind the scenes at the couture shows...backstage must haves include: ipod, phone, snack, book and a cup of tea!

 Caroline at Valentino & Julia at Chanel

 Julia S at Dior & Olga at Jean Paul Gaultier

Sigrid at Dior

Images taken from style.com

latest islamic fashion in uk features

On Marocco wedding caftan ideas, Caftans  provided glimpses of some exquisite Moroccan dresses. In the thinking the dresses are beautiful - the colors very varied, and the style most suitable for Muslim women.

Somehow, it has a way of making one feel like a princess! As should the bride feel on her wedding day.

Here are some beautiful examples of Moroccan Wedding Caftans that I came across recently. The designs are from Caftan Haute Couture.

One thing to remember is to keep the glitter and glitz to a minimum for everyday wearO. Go for a casual and simple look for everyday wear, and leave the glitter and glitz for special occasions or evening wear.

If you prefer to wear traditional muslim clothing then you can chose to wear long abayas (long kaftan like dresses), which originate from the arab countries. There are so many designs to choose from. From the classic black and trendy urban styles to more western styles. You can even get designer ones; or you might like to wear the traditional shalwar kameez (loose tunic and trouser), which originates from India/Pakistan.

If you live in the west and want to wear modest western muslim fashion clothes, there is still a lot to choose from. You could go for long full length dresses or long full length skirts with lose and full sleeved tops or long sleeved blouses. You could also wear shorter length dresses with loose trouser or jeans - This is a trend that has been very popular recently amongst the western fashion world. You could also wear long sleeved, knee length, tunic style tops with loose trouser or jeans.

Saouli is one of the first in this new breed of Islamic clothing designers. Based in Brussels, this company launched it's first collection in 2000, ambitiously going door-to-door to introduce it's trendy yet modest designs to the growing population of Muslim women.

Like Saouli, Marabo is finding that modern Islamic clothing is a trend within itself and both companies enjoy a growing customer base that consists of Muslim women and non-Muslims alike. Hopefully, this is a trend that is here to stay.

Today, Saouli's designer Islamic clothing is featured in fashion shows in Paris, Belgium, and the UK. The company also has two flagship stores in Brussels to satisfy the needs of its fashionably modest customers.

Marabo can be considered as an American version of Saouli. This relatively new company is ran by Brooke Samad, who designs and manufactures the clothes in her New Jersey home. Marabo sells its designer long skirts, blouses, and jackets at its Islamic clothing boutique online and through private home shopping parties.

any Middle Eastern dress designers have launched brand names for jilbabs, which have gained a lot of popularity amongst the wealthy Muslim socialites. They only create extravagant and exquisite jilbabs for their clients, which are not only unique but also comparable in value to the high end Western apparel brands.

Some of the more famous brand houses include Lina Feghali Maalouf's "Prestige Liban", Amal Murad's "REDAA", Badar Al-Badoor's "Abaya Couture" to name a few. These labels are highly prestige amongst the Muslim women of the Arab descent in particular. Their collections include beautiful jilbabs suitable for an array of occasions and events and are loved by the fashion forward women.

The basic concept which they worked with was to blend fashion with culture and religion to create a stylish and modern outfit which will be acceptable both on a fashion and a cultural level.

Although initially it was a little difficult for them to create a strictly religious outfit line, these designers left their customers breathless with their exquisitely designed jilbabs collections.

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This year, the Honk Kong Fashion Week was all about glittery off shoulder necklines and ruffles with predominant looks. For ruffles, it was more like a dance and bounce session around the necklines of sashaying models.

The Hong Kong Fashion Week is held twice a year and it is attended by a number of famous designers who like to showcase their collection. The recent show that was held from July 5th to 8th was all about creation of Greek goddesses like dresses and skirts that pouted volumes of intricate artwork.

Espen Salberg – a Norwegian based designer joined the fashion week, to show off jersey fabric and minimalistic looks that hugged the body. Salberg’s collection hinted of his previous works with professional dancers that used to wear his dresses, gowns, skirts and stylishly fitted harem pants.

Another designer – Ali Charisma took his inspirational themes from urban and casual wear. All his fabrics were a mix of hard and soft – think of coupling yoga with work and you’ll get the idea. Most of Charisma’s looks divinely highlighted the combination of leather with chiffon and silk, with strong feminine look to it.

Last but not the least, the audience was wooed by the regular-on-runway collection of Ika – the Indonesian designer, who lies in Hong Kong now. Her work was known for spliced fabric and geometric designs that add to the color and grace of any project she works on. Ika was heavily applauded for showcasing her Spring – Summer 2011 collection, which mainly encompassed blue, black and white, maroon and pink dresses and tops.

The Hong Kong Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2010, one of Asia’s largest fashion events, took place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center recently.

Running from the 6th to the 9th of July, this annual event is a meeting point for designers and manufacturers from all parts of Asia where they can show off their latest inventions and ideas.

The event itself was organized by Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center where buyers and sellers in the fashion industry can showcase upcoming trends in the industry.

All the fashion paraphernalia are categorized into sections according to various interest groups and thus, you get fashion zones like Intimate Wear, Brand Name section, Children’s Wear, Fabrics and Yarn, Fashion Gallery as well as numerous other zones.

A lot of the sections also host Fashion Shows to highlight their latest innovations. Here is a glimpse of the rather creative designs that were displayed at the show:

All the fashion paraphernalia are categorized into sections according to various interest groups and thus, you get fashion zones like Intimate Wear, Brand Name section, Children’s Wear, Fabrics and Yarn, Fashion Gallery as well as numerous other zones. 

A lot of the sections also host Fashion Shows to highlight their latest innovations. Here is a glimpse of the rather creative designs that were displayed at the show:
Is it the in-demand apparel of a modern day Cult leader? Or is it in fact a tribute to Phantom of the Opera? Whatever the case, this loose fitting outfit with the never-ending sleeves is possibly best suited for Halloween.

It appears to be an earnest way to combine one’s two favorite pastimes – bird watching and kit flying. Hence, the kite-like jacket that wins over like-minded hobbyists and fake bird that attracts confused birds.

And, as the finishing touch, the designer has created a decorative mouth piece for presumably gagging purposes.

This is another unintentional tribute to a cult classic. The gooey round bits colored in blood red can only be a homage to The Blob. A more macabre interpretation would be a gory translation of a head-first birth.

With this creation, the traffic guards ushering in planes will not be underrepresented anymore. That would be the only logical explanation for an outfit that couples elbow paddles with a vest made of tassels.

A model displays a creation by Gianni Castelli at the Hong Kong Fashion Week.